The Marriage Files

  • Marriage files: When the 7th lord tells a different story

    The planet sitting in your 7th house describes the room. The 7th lord tells you where that room actually leads. In Vedic astrology, the 7th bhava is the primary house of marriage, partnership and one-to-one relationships. But the sign occupying the 7th is only the beginning. The planet ruling that…

  • Marriage files: The 7th house is not your entire marriage story

    If you are reading only the 7th house to understand marriage, you are reading one chapter and calling it the whole book. The 7th house is central to marriage in Vedic astrology. It represents partnership, spouse, contractual relationships and the experience of relating to another person. But marriage is not…

  • Marriage files: Spouse personality through the 7th house

    What does your Vedic birth chart actually say about the person you are likely to marry? In Vedic astrology, the 7th house, Kalatra Bhava, is the primary house examined for marriage, spouse and committed partnership. But reading only the sign sitting in the 7th house and declaring, “This is your…

  • Marriage files: Venus and the kind of relationship you attract

    Venus does not simply describe who you find attractive. It can reveal what you value in love, what kind of relationship feels desirable to you, and the patterns you repeatedly gravitate towards. In Vedic astrology, Shukra (Venus) is the natural significator of attraction, affection, pleasure, sensuality, relationship and harmony. But…

  • Marriage files: The chart can show marriage, but can it show happiness?

    Marriage and marital happiness are not the same prediction. A horoscope can show a strong marriage promise and still describe a relationship that requires considerable adjustment. It can also show delay or complexity around marriage without necessarily indicating an unhappy married life. This is why simply asking, “Will I get…